A Montgomery County judge that struck a child sex abuse conviction from a former high school teacher's criminal record, will also allow the teacher to remove his name from the state's sex offender registry.
Circuit Court Judge David A. Boynton on Sept. 15 provided former Albert Einstein High School teacher Richard Shemer the written consent needed to legally remove his name.
"Mr. Shemer is no longer required to register as a sex offender and shall be removed from the Sex Offender Registry list," Boynton's court order read.
Montgomery County State's Attorney spokesman Ramon Korionoff said there is no avenue of appeal for the state prosecutor's office. "It is at the discretion of the judge," Korionoff said.
Korionoff said the State's Attorney office strongly opposed the original defense motion – that Boynton approved Sept. 5 – which allowed Shemer to be granted a lesser charge of the sex abuse violation, known as "Probation Before Justice." The status put into motion Shemer's ability to be taken off the registry...
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The former MCPS teacher has administrative access to the sex offender list?
ReplyDeleteThe list of registered sex offenders is a public list.
DeleteIs the former MCPS teacher able to remove himself from the public list?
DeleteDid you read the article? The answer is still yes.
DeleteI am baffled!
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